To
The Members,
Dynamic Microsteppers Limited
Your Directors are pleased to present 39th Annual Report of the Company
together with the Audited Statement of Accounts for the financial year ended 31st
March, 2024.
1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS & RESULTS:
a. FINANCIAL RESULTS:
The Company's performance during the financial year ended 31st March, 2024
as compared to the previous financial year, is summarized below:
(Amount in Rupees)
Particulars |
For the financial year ended 31st March, 2024 |
For the financial year ended 31st March, 2023 |
Income |
- |
- |
Less: Expenses |
10,38,376 |
9,95,052 |
Exceptional Item |
- |
- |
Profit/Loss before tax |
(10,38,376) |
(9,95,052) |
Less: Provision for tax |
- |
- |
Income Tax of earlier years w/off |
- |
- |
Exception Income |
- |
- |
Exception expenditure |
- |
- |
Profit/ (Loss) after Tax |
(10,38,376) |
(9,95,052) |
b. OPERATIONS:
During the year under review, your Company has not carried out any activities. However,
there was no change in nature and business activities of the Company.
During the year under the review, the total expenditure incurred during the year
amounted to Rs. 10,38,376/- as against Rs. 9,95,052/- incurred in the previous year. The
net loss amounted to Rs. 10,38,376/- as against Rs. 9,95,052/-in the previous year.
Presently, your directors are taking effective steps to consider various options to
commence activities in the field of Infrastructure and for adoption of and to revamp the
operations with activities wherein the promoters have core competency.
c. REPORT ON PERFORMANCE OF SUBSIDIARIES. ASSOCIATES AND JOTNT VENTURE COMPANIES:
During the year under review, your Company did not have any subsidiary, associate and
joint venture company.
d. DIVIDEND:
Considering the loss incurred in the current financial year and accumulated losses,
your Directors have not recommended any dividend for the financial year under review.
e. TRANSFER TO RESERVES:
In view of loss incurred during the year under review, the Board of Directors has not
recommended transfer of any amount to reserves. Further please note that the Company has
not transferred any amount to the Investor Education & Protection Fund IEPF") and
no amount is lying in Unpaid Dividend A/c of the Company.
f. REVISION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT:
There was no revision of the financial statements for the year under review.
g. DISCLOSURES!TNDER SECTION 134(31(11 OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013:
No material changes and commitments which could affect the Company's financial position
have occurred between the end of the financial year of the Company and date of this
report.
h. DISCLOSURE OF INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROLS:
The Internal Financial Controls with reference to financial statements as designed and
implemented by the Company are in place and has been operating satisfactorily. During the
year under review, no material or serious observation has been received from the Internal
Auditor of the Company for inefficiency or inadequacy of such controls.
i. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT:
Since the Companys paid-up share capital is not exceeding Rs.10 crores and net
worth not exceeding Rs. 25 crores, the provisions of Corporate governance as per SEBI
(LODR) Regulations 2015 is not applicable to the Company during the year under review.
2. MATTERS RELATED TO DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL:
a. Board of Directors & Key Managerial Personnel:
In accordance with the provisions of Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013, Mr. Chetas
Shah (DIN: 06783061) will retire by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting. Mr.
Chetas Shah, being eligible, has offered himself for re-appointment. The Board of
Directors recommends his re-appointment at the ensuing AGM of the Company. Accordingly,
the matter for re-appointment of Chetas Shah (DIN: 06783061) will be placed before the
shareholders for their approval and forms a part of the Notice of the AGM. Pursuant to
Regulation 36 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations Disclosures Requirements) Regulations, 2015
read with Secretarial Standards - 2 on General Meetings, brief details of Chetas Shah
(DIN: 06783061) will be provided as an Annexure to the Notice of the Annual General
Meeting.
Mr. Vishal Talpade retired from the post of Independent Director w.e.f. March 31, 2024
due to completion of his tenure as Independent Director of the Company. Further, as per
the recommendation of Nomination and remuneration Committee the Board of Directors of the
Company at their meeting held on March 30, 2024 appointed Mr. Venkateshan Nadeshan (DIN:
10566443), as an Additional Director of the Company in the category of Non-Executive
Independent Director for the period of 5 years who shall hold office up to the date of the
ensuing AGM of the Company subject to the shareholders' approval in the said meeting.
Accordingly, the matter for regularisation of Mr. Venkateshan Nadeshan has been placed
before the shareholders for their approval and forms a part of the Notice of the AGM.
b. Declarations given by Independent Directors:
The Company has received and taken on record the declarations received from all the
Independent Directors of the Company in accordance to Section 149(6) of the Companies Act,
2013 confirming their independence vis-a-vis the Company.
c. Familiarisation Programme for Independent Directors:
Pursuant to SEBI Regulations, the Company has formulated a programme for
Familiarization of Independent Directors with regards to their role, rights,
responsibilities in the Company, nature of the industry in which the Company operates, the
business model of the Company etc. The details of the familiarization Programme are
available on the website of the Company. However during the year under review, there was
no change in the nature of business of the Company and its business vertical/ Structure/
operational strategy etc, which would have necessitated a fresh Familiarization Programme
for Independent Directors.
d. Management Discussion and Analysis Report:
The Management Discussion and Analysis Report for the year under review, as stipulated
under Regulation 34 of the (Listing Obligations Disclosures Requirements), Regulations,
2015 is presented in a separate section forming part of the Annual Report of the Company.
3. DISCLOSURES RELATED TO BOARD, COMMITTEES AND POLICIES:
a. Meetings of the Board:
Five meetings of the Board were convened during the financial year under review
i.e. May 29, 2023, August 11, 2023, November 14, 2023, February 9, 2024 and March 30,
2024.
Number of Board Meetings attended by each Director is as follows:
Name of Director |
Category |
Total Board Meetings attended |
Mr. Ashwin Shah |
Chairman & Non-Executive Director |
5 |
Mr. Chetas Shah |
Non-Executive Director |
5 |
*Mr. Vishal Talpade |
Independent Director |
5 |
Ms. Geeta Pandurang Sawant |
Independent Director |
5 |
*retired due to completion of tenure w.e.f. March 31, 2024.
b. Director's Responsibility Statement:
In terms of Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, in relation to the audited
financial statements of the Company for the year ended 31st March, 2024, the
Board of Directors hereby confirms that:
a. in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards had
been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures;
b. such accounting policies have been selected and applied consistently and the
Directors made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a
true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31st March,
2024 and of the loss of the Company for that year;
c. proper and sufficient care was taken for the maintenance of adequate accounting
records in accordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assets of the
Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
d. the annual accounts of the Company have been prepared on a going concern basis;
e. internal financial controls have been laid down to be followed by the Company and
that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively;
f. proper systems have been devised to ensure compliance with the provisions of all
applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
c. Nomination and Remuneration Committee:
The composition of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee is in compliance with the
provisions of Section 178 of the companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 19 of the Listing
Regulations. The composition of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Board of
Directors of the Company during the financial year ended March 31, 2024 is detailed below:
Name of Member |
Category |
Designation |
*Mr. Vishal Talpade |
Independent Director |
Chairman |
#Mr. Venkateshan Nadeshan |
Independent Director |
Chairman |
Ms. Geeta Pandurang Sawant |
Independent Director |
Member |
Mr. Chetas Shah |
Non-Executive Director |
Member |
* retired due to completion of tenure w.e.f. March 31, 2024.
# appointed w.e.f. April 01, 2024.
During the year under review, 1 (one) meeting of Nomination & Remuneration
Committee were held March 30, 2024.
d. Audit Committee:
The composition of the Audit Committee is in conformity with the provisions of Section
177 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 18 of the Listing Regulations. The
composition of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company during the
financial year ended March 31, 2024 is detailed below:
Name |
Category |
Designation |
*Mr. Vishal Talpade |
Independent Director |
Chairman |
#Mr. Venkateshan Nadeshan |
Independent Director |
Chairman |
Ms. Geeta Pandurang Sawant |
Independent Director |
Member |
Mr. Ashwin Shah |
Non-Executive Director |
Member |
* retired due to completion of tenure w.e.f. March 31, 2024.
# appointed w.e.f. April 01, 2024.
The Audit Committee of the Company met 4 times during the year under review i.e. May
29, 2023, August 11, 2023, November 14, 2023 and February 9, 2024. The scope and terms of
reference of the Audit Committee have been amended in accordance with the Act and the
Listing Regulations entered into with the Stock Exchanges.
During the year under review, the Board of Directors of the Company had accepted all
the recommendations of the Committee.
e. Stakeholders Relationship Committee:
The composition of the Stakeholders Relationship Committee is in compliance with the
provisions of Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 20 of the Listing
Regulations. The composition of the Stakeholders Relationship Committee of the Board of
Directors of the Company during the financial year ended March 31, 2024 is detailed below:
Name of Director |
Category |
Designation |
*Mr. Vishal Talpade |
Independent Director |
Chairman |
#Mr. Venkateshan Nadeshan |
Independent Director |
Chairman |
Mr. Ashwin Shah |
Non-Executive Director |
Member |
Ms. Geeta Pandurang Sawant |
Independent Director |
Member |
* retired due to completion of tenure w.e.f. March 31, 2024.
# appointed w.e.f. April 01, 2024.
The Stakeholder Relationship Committee of the Company met 4 (four) times during the
year under review.
f. Vigil Mechanism policy for the Directors and Employees:
The Board of Directors of the Company has pursuant to the provisions of Section 177(9)
of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Meetings of Board and its
Powers) Rules, 2014, framed "Vigil Mechanism Policy" for Directors and Employees
of the Company to provide a mechanism which ensures adequate safeguards to employees and
Directors from any victimization on raising of concerns of any violations of legal or
regulatory requirements, incorrect or misrepresentation of any, financial statements and
reports, etc.
The employees of the Company have the right/option to report their concern/grievance to
the Chairman of the Audit Committee. The Company is committed to adhere to the highest
standards of ethical, moral and legal conduct of business operations. The Whistle Blower
Policy is hosted on the Company's website at www.dynamicmicrosteppers.com.
g. Risk Management Policy:
Risks are events, situations or circumstances which may lead to negative consequences
on the Company's businesses. Risk management is a structured approach to manage
uncertainty. A Risk Management Policy has been formulated by the Audit Committee of the
Company to analyze and deal with various risks posing potential threats to the Company.
The Board has also adopted a Risk Management Policy. Key business risks and their
mitigation are considered in day-to-day working of the Company.
h. Annual Evaluation of Directors, Committee and Board:
The Independent Directors at their meeting considered and evaluated the Board's
performance, performance of the Chairman and other Non-Independent Directors. The Board
subsequently evaluated performance of the Board, the Committees and Independent Directors.
i. Internal Control Systems:
An adequate internal control systems commensurate with the nature of the Company's
business and size and complexity of its operations are in place has been operating
satisfactorily. Internal control systems comprising of policies and procedures are
designed to ensure reliability of financial reporting, timely feedback on achievement of
operational and strategic goals, compliance with policies, procedure, applicable laws and
regulations and that all assets and resources are acquired economically, used efficiently
and adequately protected.
j. Disclosure under Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 and other Disclosures as
per Rule 5 of Companies (Appointment & Remuneration) Rules, 2014:
Pursuant to Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 5 of Companies
(Appointment & Remuneration) Rules, 2014, every Listed Company mandates to disclose in
its Director's Report the ratio of the remuneration of each director to the median of the
permanent employee's remuneration.
However, since there is no permanent employee in the Company, no disclosure under the
said provision has been furnished.
4. AUDITORS AND REPORTS:
The matters related to Auditors and their Reports are as under:
a. Observations of Statutory Auditors on accounts for the year ended March 31, 2024:
The observations made by the Statutory Auditors in their report for the financial year
ended March 31, 2024 read with the explanatory notes therein are self-explanatory and
therefore, do not call for any further explanation or comments from the Board under
Section 134(3) of the Companies Act, 2013.
b. Fraud Reporting:
The report of Statutory Auditors of the Company has not reported any fraud as specified
under the second proviso of Section 143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 (including any
statutory modification(s) or re-enactment(s) for the time being in force).
c. Secretarial Audit Report for the year ended March 31, 2024:
Provisions of Section 204 read with Section 134(3) of the Companies Act, 2013, mandates
to obtain Secretarial Audit Report from Practicing Company Secretary. M/s. Harsh Hiren
Shah and Associates, Company Secretaries who were appointed to conduct and issue
Secretarial Audit Report for the financial year 2023-24.
The Secretarial Audit Report issued by M/s. Harsh Hiren Shah and Associates, Company
Secretaries, in Form MR-3 for the financial year 2023-24 forms part to this report and
marked as Annexure I. Pursuant to the Section 134(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 and
with respect to the observation made by the Secretarial Auditors of the Company on the
compliance of Laws/Acts, the Board of Directors states as under:
i. No appointment of Company Secretary and Compliance Officer:
Management Response: The Company is in process of appointing the Company Secretary
and Compliance Officer as per the requirements of Section 203 of the Companies Act, 2013
and SEBI Listing Regulations.
ii. Not Complied with the Listing Regulations of Regional Stock Exchanges:
Management Response: The Company is in process of delisting its shares from all the
Regional Stock Exchanges.
iii. Not Complied with the provisions related to Promoters holding in dematerialized
form:
Management Response: The promoters of the Company are in process of converting
their shareholding into dematerialised form.
iv. The Company has delayed in payment of Annual listing fees to BSE Limited.:
Management Response: The Company has delayed in payment ofAnnual listing fees
since there was delayed in issuing of the Annual listing invoice for the said period
inspite of multiple emails and follow-up with BSE concern person for providing the said
invoice.
v. website compliances, since the website of the Company is non-operational:
Management Response: The Company is in process of restoring the website of the
Company and making the same operational.
vi. Non-submission of SDD Compliance certificate for the quarter ended June 30, 2023
and delay in submission of the said certificate for the quarter ended March 31, 2023of
System-Driven Disclosures (SDD) software under SEBI (SAST) Regulations, 2011:
Management Response: The Board has started searching the required software for
complying with the SDD provisions pursuant to the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading)
Regulations, 2015. However, the cost of procuring and installing such software was very
high nearly above Rs. 1,00,000 and procuring of such expensive software was difficult for
the Company who is having zero operational income since many years and suspended from
trading on BSE portal around more than 8 years.
Hence, it took much time for us to finalize and procure the said software within our
budget. Accordingly, we have finalized one vendor i.e. M/s. Orion Legal Supplies who
provided SDD software at a very low price compared to the market price. The Company made
the payment and install the same in the system in the month of August '2023.
vii. delay of 1 day for submission of non-applicability of Corporate governance
disclosure for quarter ended June 30, 2023 and delay of 3 days for submission of
Compliance Certificate as per regulations 7(3) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure
Requirements), Regulations, 2015:
Management Response: Due to non-working of https://listing.bseindia.com/
website the said compliances was delayed.
viii. Non-submission of Compliances-Certificate under Reg. 74 (5) of SEBI (DP)
Regulations, 2018 for quarter ended June 30,2023 quarter end.
Management Response: Since, the Company not received the compliance certificate
from RTA for the said quarter.
d. INTERNAL AUDTT:
Ms. Rachana Thakkar, Internal Auditor of the Company has carried out audit on various
expense heads of the Company. The findings of the Internal Auditor are discussed on an
on-going basis in the meetings of the Audit Committee and corrective actions are taken as
per the directions of the Audit Committee.
5. OTHER DISCLOSURES:
Other disclosures as per provisions of Section 134 of the Act read with Companies
(Accounts) Rules, 2014 are furnished as under:
a. Extract of Annual Return:
In terms of provisions of Section 92(3) of the Companies Act, 2013, an extract of the
Company shall place a copy of Annual Return for the financial year ended March 31, 2024
will be placed on the website of the Company i.e. www.dynamicmicrosteppers.com and also
the Annual Return as prescribed under Companies Act, 2013 will be filed with the Registrar
of Companies which will be available in the public domain on the website of the Ministry
of Corporate Affairs i.e. www.mca.gov.in.
b. Conservation of Energy, Technology Absorption and Foreign Exchange Earnings and
Outgo:
The particulars as required under the provisions of Section 134(3) (m) of the Companies
Act, 2013 read with Rule 8 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 in respect of
conservation of energy and technology absorption have not been furnished considering the
fact that the Company has not undertaken any activities by the Company during the year
under review.
During the year under review, the Company has neither earned nor used any foreign
exchange.
c. Maintenance of Cost Records:
The Company is not required to maintain cost records as specified by the Central
Government under sub-section (1) of Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 and
accordingly, such accounts and records are not required to be made and maintained.
d. Compliance with Secretarial Standards:
The directors state that the applicable secretarial standards i.e. SS-1 and SS-2,
issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, relating to meeting of board of
directors and general meetings respectively have been duly complied with.
e. Details about the policy developed and implemented by the company on corporate
social responsibility ("CSR") initiatives:
Pursuant to provisions of Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 and relevant rules
made thereunder, the Company who fulfill the criteria mentioned under the said section
needs to form CSR committee along with CSR policy and thereafter spend the amount as
specified thereunder to CSR activities as per Schedule VII of the Companies Act, 2013.
However, your Company doesn't fulfill the criteria as per aforesaid section, hence it
is not required to form CSR committee or spend towards CSR activities nor required to
form/ develop any CSR policy towards CSR initiative during the period under review.
f. Application or proceeding pending under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016:
During the year under review, the requirements for disclosure of details of application
made or any proceedings pending under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 as on March
31, 2024 is Nil.
g. Details of difference between amount of the valuation done at the time of onetime
settlement and the valuation done while taking loan from the banks or financial
institutions:
Since the Company has not taken any loan from bank or financial institutions, hence the
Company is not required to maintain details as specified under Rule 8 of the Companies
(Accounts) Rules, 2014.
6. GENERAL:
Your Directors state that no disclosure or reporting is required in respect of the
following items as there were no transactions on the following items during the year under
review:
1. Deposits covered under Chapter V of the Act;
2. There were no significant or material orders passed by the Regulators or Courts or
Tribunals which would impact the going concern status and Company's operations in future;
3. There was no issue of equity shares with differential rights as to dividend, voting
or otherwise;
4. During the year under review, the Company has neither made any investments nor
provided any loans, guarantees and securities.
5. There was no issue of shares (including sweat equity shares) to employees of the
Company under any scheme;
6. There were no instances of non-exercising of voting rights in respect of shares
purchased directly by employees under a scheme pursuant to Section 67(3) of the Act read
with Rule 16(4) of Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014 as the Company did
not create any such scheme during the year;
7. The Company does not have any holding/subsidiary company, hence none of the
managerial personnel are in receipt of remuneration or commission from the
holding/subsidiary company;
8. There are no transactions/contracts/arrangements entered by the Company with related
party (ies) as defined under the provisions of Section 2(76) of the Companies Act, 2013,
during the financial year under review that are required to be reported in Form AOC-2 and
as such does not form part of the Report.
Your directors further state pursuant to the provisions of Sexual Harassment of women
at workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, no case pertaining to
sexual harassment at workplace has been reported to the Company during financial year
2023-24.
7. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND APPRECIATION:
Your Directors take this opportunity to thank the customers, shareholders, suppliers,
bankers, business partners/associates, financial institutions and Central and State
Governments for their consistent support and encouragement to the Company.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
Dynamic Microsteppers Limited
Sd/-
ASHWIN SHAH CHAIRMAN & DIRECTOR
DIN:03115009
Place: Mumbai
Date: June 4, 2024
Registered Office:
506, MatharuArcade, Above Axis Bank,
Near Garware, Subhash Road,
Vile Parle (East), Mumbai- 400 057
CIN: L45206MH1985PLC036261
Tel No. 022-26831570
Fax No. 022-26840528
Mail: investor.relations@dvnamicmicrosteppers.com
Website: www.dynamicmicrosteppers.com